Top athletes help fund raising

Top athletes help fund raising

JAKARTA (JP): The pictures of top national athletes will be stamped on the cans of a renowned soft drink as part of a sports fund-raising program.

World badminton queen Susi Susanti, Indonesia's fastest man Mardi Lestari, the 1986 Olympic silver medalist archer Nurfitriyana Lantang, leading boxer Albert Papilaya and young international footballer Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto have been selected to represent their respective sports. Another recipient, basketball, failed to pick its personality.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that the youth and sports foundation will take Rp 20 from the sale of each can of Coca Cola.

The foundation will distribute half of the funds among the six sports to help athletes improve their performance. Forty percent of the funds will go to the six sports organizations and the rest will be given to the National Sports Council. (amd)